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Peter Ibbetson is an American black-and-white drama film released in 1935 and directed by Henry Hathaway.
The picture is based on a novel by George du Maurier, first published in 1891. In 1917, du Maurier's story was adapted into a very successful Broadway play starring John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Constance Collier and Laura Hope Crews. The story had also been filmed in 1921, as a silent film called Forever (1921), directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring the popular Wallace Reid. In the years that followed, a Ford Theater television Peter Ibbetson (1951) starring Richard Greene, and a Campbell Playhouse radio Peter Ibbetson (1951) directed by and starring Orson Welles were produced.
This tale of a love that transcends all obstacles relates the story of two young lovers who are separated in childhood and then drawn together by destiny years later. Even though they are separated in real life because Peter is unjustly convicted of murder (it was actually self-defense), they discover they can dream themselves into each other's consciousness while asleep. In this way, they live out their life together. The transitions between reality and fantasy are captured by the cinematography of Charles Lang, as discussed in the documentary Visions of Light (1992).
Original Release
11/07/1935
US Release
11/07/1935
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gary Cooper | Peter Ibbetson |
Ann Harding | Mary - Duchess of Towers / Mary, Duchess of Towers |
John Halliday | The Duke of Towers |
Ida Lupino | Agnes |
Douglass Dumbrille | Col. Forsythe |
Virginia Weidler | Mimsey - Mary Age 6 / Mimsey / Mary, age 6 |
Dickie Moore | Gogo - Peter Age 8 / Gogo / Peter, age 8 |
Doris Lloyd | Mrs. Dorian |
Gilbert Emery | Wilkins |
Donald Meek | Mr. Slade |
Directors
Writers
Vincent Lawrence, Waldemar Young, John Meehan, Edwin Justus Mayer, George L. Du Maurier, John Nathaniel Raphael, Constance Collier, Fred Zinnemann, John L. Balderston, Kathryn Scola, Tiffany Thayer
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gary Cooper | Peter Ibbetson |
Ann Harding | Mary - Duchess of Towers / Mary, Duchess of Towers |
John Halliday | The Duke of Towers |
Ida Lupino | Agnes |
Douglass Dumbrille | Col. Forsythe |
Virginia Weidler | Mimsey - Mary Age 6 / Mimsey / Mary, age 6 |
Dickie Moore | Gogo - Peter Age 8 / Gogo / Peter, age 8 |
Doris Lloyd | Mrs. Dorian |
Gilbert Emery | Wilkins |
Donald Meek | Mr. Slade |
Christian Rub | Maj. Duquesnois / Major Duquesnois |
Elsa Buchanan | Madame Pasquier |
Herbert Evans | Undetermined Secondary Role |
Ferdinand Gottschalk | Undetermined Secondary Role |
Bodil Rosing | Undetermined Supporting Role |
Jack Adair | Guard |
Robert Adair | Prisoner |
Stanley Andrews | Judge |
Ambrose Barker | 3rd Clerk |
Theresa Maxwell Conover | Sister of Mercy |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Henry Herzbrun | Executive Producer |
Louis D. Lighton | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1936 | Oscar | Best Music, Score | Nominated |